I try not to teeter as the commander steps toward me. “You are well, soldier?” he says, his face grim. “Yes, sir.” In fact, I am not well. The battle was fierce. One arm hangs limp. One eye does not work at all, and I smell blood running down my face. I fear I may...
Always, I had wanted a son. To carry my name, to carry my knowledge. Always, I dreamed of this. Until I met her. “It’s a girl,” the midwife said, and I saw my wife’s eyes flicker – a layer of fear on top of her pain and exhaustion. I am ashamed to tell you this. So...
I knew by the look on his face – the long blink, the slight shake of his head – the same look as yesterday. He was angry, though he did not say it. I was only trying to help. They buzzed around Jesus like flies in the market, understanding nothing of his work. He...
28 days…. That’s about how long June and Brad and I were confined in Liberia, caught up in the Covid epidemic, and it felt like a very long time. But the 28 days I’m thinking of now is much worse. That’s how long it has been since June 24; the day our dear friend,...
It was a simple question, but how they howled! As if all their power, everything they knew about the world might collapse because I was standing there looking at them… It was springtime, and the sun was hot; I had picked my way carefully under the Acacia tree, probing...
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